MP SPEAKS | The 'confidence' debacle

MP SPEAKS | Malaysians are truly being governed in unprecedented and strange times. The passing of the Supply Bill 2021 by the federal government this week is of crucial importance considering how Covid-19 has and continues to ravage the lives and livelihood of Malaysians.

I had raised questions on how MPs would approach the Supply Bill 2021 in times of Covid-19 not too long ago, and sadly, there are more questions than answers.

Considering recent events and the upcoming vote on the supply bill, confidence in Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has once again been called into question, particularly if the Supply Bill 2021 is defeated. This event is relatively known as a loss of supply in the Westminster System.

Loss of supply is typically interpreted as indicating a loss of confidence in the government. This was established as early as 1975 in other Commonwealth countries which practised the Westminster System.

For example, in Australia that year, the elected senate delayed voting on a bill...